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AUSTIN - Today, Austin Water released results from a year’s worth of water quality testing as part of a nationwide effort by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in public…

Today, the Austin City Council adopted the 2024 update to Water Forward--Austin’s Integrated Water Resource Plan, which supports a sustainable and equitable water future for Austin’s next 100 years. Revisions to Austin’s Water Conservation Plan and…

Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 300 acres of the Water Quality Protection Lands on Thursday, November 14. Smoke may be visible northeast of RR 3237, north of FM 150, south of FM 967…

AUSTIN - After a comprehensive multi-year inspection conducted in compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines, Austin Water has announced that the city’s public water system is free of lead pipes. This milestone caps a…

Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 97 acres of the Water Quality Protection Lands on Wednesday, September 25. Smoke may be visible northeast of RR 3237, north of FM 150, south of FM 967…

Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 224 acres of the Water Quality Protection Lands on Thursday, September 12. Smoke may be visible northeast of RR 3237, north of FM 150, south of FM 967…

Austin Water plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 170 acres of the Water Quality Protection Lands on Thursday, August 15. Smoke may be visible south State Highway 45 and MoPac, east of FM1826, west of Brodie Lane, and northwest of FM…

Austin Water reports that ongoing repairs to a leaking water main that services Southwest Austin are taking longer than anticipated and it has continued bottled water distribution and calls for water conservation for area customers for a second day…

Austin Water confirmed that customers can resume normal water use now that repairs are complete on the leaking 48-inch water line near the Davis Lane pump station in Southwest Austin.  Crews also performed routine procedures to flush and disinfect…